New Faculty Info

We’re glad you’re here! Orientation for new full-time faculty takes place the week
before classes start for Fall Term. You will receive an invitation and a
schedule of events.

Site abbreviations:

AC – Allstate Center

CL – Clearwater Campus

DO – District Office

HC – Health Education Center

CT – Corporate Training

EP – EpiCenter

SE – Seminole Campus

DT – SPC Downtown

MT – SPC Midtown

SP/G – St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus

TS – Tarpon Springs Campus

PAL – The Palladium

Parking decal and college ID

Faculty and staff have assigned parking areas at most sites. To park in the assigned
area, you will need a parking decal. Ask the academic assistant in your program
office or your campus security officer how to obtain a parking decal.
Procedures differ from site to site. Place the decal on the rear window of your
vehicle. All employees are required to have an SPC photo ID. Ask the academic
assistant in your program office or a campus security officer how to obtain
your photo ID.

Online directory

College employees are responsible for changes to their personal information in SPC’s
online directory. To set up or change your information, go to SPC Contact Directory.

Official college forms

Most college forms are online at Staff Central Forms. If you
need a form that is not online, ask your program administrator.

Technology-related
work orders (e-mail, network, phone,
password reset, printer connections, laptops, software installation, new
computer connections, etc.) should be directed to the Technical
Support Desk. You will find the Technology-
related Work Order on the site.

Maintenance-related
work orders (air-conditioning,
plumbing, electrical, appliances, cleanup, moving furniture, artwork and
bulletin board hanging, etc.) should be requested via the Facilities Work Order
form, which is also available on the Technical
Support Desk site.

Inter-campus mail

The
college maintains its own daily service for distributing mail, announcements,
memoranda and materials between the sites and the EpiCenter Services Building.

College travel

SPC
encourages and funds travel opportunities that offer professional development
for faculty. Your program administrator will assist you with the application
process.

College
equipment may be used off campus by employees for a college- related activity.
Fill out the Temporary Off-Campus Use form and get it approved by your provost/site
administrator or a member of President’s Cabinet prior to taking equipment off
site.

Energy conservation

You are encouraged to make every effort to maintain your work space with a goal
toward energy conservation. This includes minimizing the amount of lighting,
turning off lights when not in use, turning off computers when not in use,
etc. Additionally, the use of personal appliances (coffee-makers, hot plates,
etc.) is highly discouraged.

Expectations

Absence from class – A faculty member who finds it necessary to miss a
class because of illness or for some other reason, must notify, as soon as
possible, his/her campus program administrator. Together they will plan an
alternative arrangement for the class. If the faculty member is absent for
illness or personal reasons from an “extra pay” class, a deduction in pay will
be made.

Supplemental teaching – Full-time faculty who want to teach supplemental
classes outside their credentialed fields must provide documentation of their
qualifications including, but not limited to, official transcripts and other
proof of appropriate certificates and qualifications. Copies of such
documentation may be used by the program director or dean for preliminary
verification of credentials. However, official copies must be timely provided
to Human Resources. SPC abides by guidelines from the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools to determine whether a faculty member is qualified to
teach a particular subject.

Faculty evaluation – Full-time faculty members (instructors,
librarians and counselors) are evaluated annually using an evaluation form.
Each evaluation becomes a part of your personnel file. You will receive a copy
of the signed evaluation and the original is filed in the HR office. Full-time
faculty members who have obtained continuing contract status have the option of
having a peer observation in place of a dean observation. Your dean still will
complete the evaluation form each year and every third year will conduct an
observation.

Professional development – Full-time
faculty must have graduate-level credits in or be able to document knowledge of
the history and philosophy of community colleges and college teaching. Faculty
also are encouraged to participate in other professional development activities.

Online/blended instruction requirement – Any faculty member,
full-time or adjunct, wishing to teach an online or blended course, must
complete levels one and two of the online module Pathways toE-Learning before teaching the course.

Change in academic credentials – When your academic credentials
change, Human Resources will determine if a new salary is appropriate. It is
your responsibility to notify HR in writing of the change and provide the
appropriate transcript evidence. Upon verification by HR of the transcript
evidence and determination that a change in salary is appropriate, you are
entitled to the new rate of pay retroactive to the date written notification
was received by HR.

Also,
it is your responsibility to verify the accuracy of the HR determination of the
pay grade before signing a contract. Once a contract is signed, it may not be
modified to pay an additional sum retroactively should it later be determined
the determination of pay grade was incorrect.

Faculty involvement in campus life – Professional Development
Day is an enrichment event that occurs once a year on one of SPC’s
campuses. It is a duty day.

Graduation takes place
at the end of Terms I and II and summer session. All faculty members are
expected to attend at least one graduation each year, preferably the May
ceremony at the end of Term II. You may order and pay for appropriate academic
regalia at your campus book store.

Committees play an important role at SPC. Any person
participating on an official college committee or subcommittee should include
scheduled committee activities and meetings as part of the regular work week,
to be reflected on your class and office schedule. If committee activities
conflict with a teaching schedule and it is necessary that a committee member
use a faculty member as a substitute, the substitute also may include the time
involved as part of the regular work week.

Committee
member appointments are based on your role at the college so specific committee
memberships may cease if a committee member moves to a different position or
classification.

State expectations for
college employees are found in Chapter 112, Part III of the Florida Statutes. SPC faculty members are asked to report known or
suspected instances of fraud or other financial, ethical or improper
activities. SPC does not tolerate any type of retaliatory treatment towards
anyone who may report suspected activities. See SPC standards of conduct.

Online tutorial on
preventing sexual harassment – All current and new employees – budgeted, OPS, adjunct and percent-of-load –
are required to take an interactive, online tutorial, and pass the
end-of-course mastery test with an 80 percent or higher. The test may be taken
as often as necessary until the 80 percent score is reached. To take the test,
see Preventing Sexual Harassment.

SPC is drug-free and complies with the federal Drug-free Schools Act.
The college also operates in compliance with
the Drug-Free WorkplaceAct of 1988 and
is committed to assuring that SPC, as a workplace, is drug-free and that
employees are not involved, while on duty, in the unlawful manufacture,
distribution, sale, possession or use of drugs or other controlled substances
in violation of law. SPC is also smoke-free.

Outside activities should be examined in a professional and ethical light. Activities
determined to be in violation of professional ethics should be promptly
abandoned. The administration may question the propriety or conflict of
interest of any faculty member’s extra-college activities.

Personal financial
obligations should be handled in such
a manner as to prevent involvement of the college staff or administration.

Legal services for employees – Should a civil action be
brought against an employee of the college for any act or omission arising out
of and in the course of the performance of the employee’s duties and
responsibilities, the Board of Trustees may defray all costs of defending such
action. However, if the employee is found to be personally liable and acting
outside the scope of employment, costs may be recovered from the employee by
the Board.

Outside employment – Employees may receive outside income as long as the
employment or contracted work does not create a conflict with SPC duties and
responsibilities.

ANGEL overview – SPC uses a learning management system
called ANGEL (A New Global Environment for Learning) to deliver
online/blended courses and support face-to-face classes. ANGEL combines course
content with tools such as e-mail, discussion forums and interactive quizzes in
an easy-to-learn, user-friendly interface. Online faculty members keep a grade
book in ANGEL.

Web and Instructional Technology Services (WITS) acts as a facilitator for technology in the instructional process. WITS
instructional design technologists serve all campuses and sites and offer
frequent classes in ANGEL and other instructional support software. Course
delivery manager Michelle Piper can be reached at piper.michelle@spcollege.edu or 398-8459 for personal assistance.

Syllabus –Faculty members are required to present vital
course information for each class via a posted syllabus in the ANGEL course
shell. Information must include the instructor’s attendance policy, textbooks
required, course objectives, the grading policy, academic honesty requirements,
accommodations for special needs students and campus safety and security
procedures. For guidance, see the sample syllabus template for classroom instruction or sample syllabus template for online instruction. Also, see syllabus addendum.

Final examinations
Final examinations
must be administered at the time indicated in your syllabus unless a change is
approved by the program administrator. Final examination papers should be kept
for the duration of the subsequent regular term (Term I or Term II).

MySPC overview – The MySPC interface
allows you to enter grades, your class rosters and class schedule. Your MySPC
login is the same as your network login and will automatically change when your
network login changes. (Note that the password is case sensitive.) If you forget
your password or are locked out of the system, call the Technical Support Desk
(791-2795) to have your password reset. Once you have successfully logged in, you
will see the Faculty Center under Faculty Services. There, you can select the
term and see class lists of your students, including student IDs and grading
basis (graded, audit, or p/np).

Student attendance records – Attendance is recorded and submitted through
MySPC. Attendance must be taken during the first two weeks of the term and at
the 60 percent point of the term. Attendance also may be recorded in ANGEL, but
it is not required. You are encouraged to maintain accurate records of student
attendance. See class attendance. When your student is a veteran, there are special attendance reporting
requirements. Students receiving VA benefits are indicated with a “V” on your
class rolls. See veterans.

Recording grades – Use
MySPC to record grades adhering to the deadlines in the Academic Calendar. Choose a term (I, II, or summer) to
display a list of the classes for which you are the primary instructor.
Choose a class and begin entering grades. Type the grade, pressing Tab to move
your cursor to the next grade entry field. If you enter an invalid value, the
system will alert you. You can click the spyglass icon
and click the
button for a list of valid values.
In MySPC you can save your grade entry in progress. Click the Save button at
the bottom of the Grade Roster screen to save what you have done so far.
Any grades you save will be posted to the
student's record during day’s end processing each night.

To finalize your grade posting after
grades are in for every student, choose Approved from the Approval Status
pull-down menu at the top of the roster and click the Save button at the bottom
of the screen. This step is necessary to mark your grades as completed on the
grade submission report. Please note: The Ready for Review option from the
Approval Status pull-down menu is not used.

Handy tips for grade entry:

Be familiar with campus/program procedures and deadlines.

Log in early using your regular employee network login.

Follow the instructions carefully.

Meet the deadline.

It is important to enter your students’ grades in a
timely manner. Entering them late does much more than test a student’s
patience. See possibilities below.

Student’s next term schedule could be affected – prerequisites not met.

Financial aid reduced for next term due to insufficient credit hours on record.

Student’s application for transfer might be rejected.

How to change a final grade – Once a grade is posted or a grade roster is
saved as Approved, you may not change a grade online. If you must change a grade,
submit a grade change form to your academic program office.

Be prepared for natural disasters – It’s possible that a
natural disaster, such as a hurricane, could sufficiently disrupt the delivery
of classes on campus for an extended period of time. SPC has planned ways for operations to continue following such an emergency. Also see St.
Petersburg College Emergency Preparedness. You should begin your individual preparations now. Faculty members
best prepared to use alternative instruction delivery modes will have the
greatest opportunity to be retained in the event of an unfortunate reduction in
staff due to a natural disaster.

Special programs and initiatives – Field trips and planned
activities for instructional purposes are to be organized in the following
manner:

The dean/program director or
appropriate supervisor presents a recommendation to the appropriate site
administrator. The recommendation should contain the class or group involved,
number attending, faculty member(s) in charge, trip destination, mode of
transportation, estimated cost, purpose(s) of the trip as related to the
instructional program and the expected value of the activity.

If the trip or activity will cause
any student to miss classes in another course, prior clearance must be arranged
with those instructors. Once the field trip receives final approval, the
dean/program director must coordinate details of the trip or activity through
the office of the associate provost or a designate representative.

Study Abroad, located at the SP/Gibbs
Campus, allows SPC students to travel to other countries through faculty-led
study programs.

International students are accommodated at special
International Student Centers on the Clearwater and SP/Gibbs campuses.

Class speakers or consultants – When the
college is paying a faculty member on a full-time basis for a course, another
SPC faculty member cannot receive remuneration for participating in that same
course except as an approved substitute when the regular faculty member is
absent.

If an instructor wishes to have an outside speaker appear before a class, he/she
is required to obtain approval from the dean/program director well in advance.

Telephones, computers and
copy machines – College computers and
telephones are public property. Occasional personal use is permitted but
regular or frequent use is inappropriate. Use of college computers is subject
to review by the college, and upon request, by the public. Inappropriate use
may result in disciplinary action. See acceptable use policy.

Copy machines are owned by a vendor and the college pays a per-copy charge, buys
its own paper and staples and is liable for any damage to the machines. The
copiers are programmed with a numeric code for each department. The academic
assistant in your program administrator’s office will know the code for your
department. See photocopying and printing.

SPC libraries – SPC’s libraries provide extensive resources and
services to support teaching and learning at the college. Log in to the library’s Web site
directly, authenticate through ANGEL (step-by-step
directions), and visit to
discover more. The libraries offer:

Access to print and electronic
collections including books, ebooks, journals, magazines, streamed and
audiovisual content. Selection of library
materials is the responsibility of the college community in collaboration with
college librarians. You are encouraged to suggest titles that support teaching and learning at the college. (Request
periodical subscriptions in Term II for a start date the following January.)

Interlibrary loans enable
borrowing from across campuses and throughout the nation. SPC faculty and
students have borrowing privileges from local public libraries and all public
colleges and universities in Florida (college ID required).

Course integrated research
instruction (schedule now), one-on-one research consultations through College
Library User Education (CLUE), and research assistance/guides embedded in
ANGEL.

Chat, e-mail, mobile text, and telephone reference.

Reserve collections of textbooks
and required readings. It is the responsibility of faculty members to assure
that all copyright clearances have been obtained prior to placing materials on
reserve.

Development and revision of courses and programs – The college has a structured curriculum and program
development, approval and review process that begins with and is driven by SPC
faculty members. There also is a central Curriculum Services Office that
provides support to the associated processes. The collegewide Curriculum and
Instruction (C&I) Committee approves all new, modified and deleted courses
and programs. See the C&I Committee Manual
for additional details. Each SPC course outline and content is reviewed every three
years. Individual program administrators lead the review process, along with
their faculty, and an assigned instructional design technologist. The goal is
to ensure that the content being taught is current and aligns with approved
C&I documents. Also, before any class can be offered online or blended it
must pass a course design review process of its own. The goal of this process
is to ensure that online course content is accessible to all types of students
and has been developed with the best online education practices.

Copyright – SPC promotes respect for intellectual property
rights and encourages compliance with current copyright law and related college
policies. Distribution, performance, display, reproduction and transmission are
protected rights of content creators. Enriching your teaching and the learning
experience of our students by incorporating the works of others requires
consideration of these rights. For more information refer to the library’s Copyright Information
guide, which links to frequently asked questions, fair use guidelines, tutorials,
websites, and creative commons resources. Check
with your library or in the Creative Commons portion of the
Copyright Guide for materials licensed for more liberal use.

Research Review Committee reviews, approves and monitors research studies conducted by employees or others outside the college that involve
students, faculty, staff, alumni or other college resources for purposes of
protecting human rights and supporting the interests of the college. See the Conducting Research at SPC website
for information about the application process, research definitions, resources
and other associated materials. All requests for conducting educational
research must be filed with SPC’s Department of Institutional Research and
Effectiveness.

Student/faculty interactions

Attendance
– It is the responsibility of each faculty member to make sure his/her students
are informed of the class attendance and excessive absence policy. This is done
in writing via the course syllabus. Taking attendance throughout the term is
not required but is strongly encouraged.

Absences for religious reasons – Students are
to notify instructors in advance of an anticipated absence to observe religious
holy days. There is no penalty for such absences. Students are responsible for
making up work covered during such an absence and should be given a reasonable
amount of time to do so. Major class assignments, exams and official ceremonies
should be scheduled at times that do not conflict with major religious holy
days when possible.

Student illness – If a faculty member should learn of an illness that
will keep a student out of classes for several days, it is important to notify
the appropriate site administrator so the student’s other instructors also may
be notified.

Referral services – Sometimes our students need special assistance and
attention. SPC has Academic Support programs for those who need academic and other types of assistance.
In addition:

Disability resources – You are encouraged to make use of the services of
the Disability Resources staff whenever there is any indication such services
will be useful to you or your students. Department representatives are present
on each college site.

Testing services – Faculty members are encouraged to refer students who might profit
from specialized testing to counselors, their on-site Testing Center or an
appropriate site administrator.

Academic advising services – It is the responsibility of faculty members to
suggest that a student with a problem, academic or otherwise, see an academic
advisor or counselor on campus.

Course prerequisites and
co-requisites – See prerequisite courses. Co-requisite courses are two or more courses in which a student must enroll
and attend during the same term. Student performance in the co-requisite
courses is interdependent. If a student withdraws or is withdrawn from one of
the courses, then the student must withdraw or be withdrawn from the other/s.

Incomplete grades – An incomplete grade becomes an F if work is not completed by the
succeeding fall or spring term. For an instructor to extend the time period for
a student to upgrade a grade of I, there must be: documented evidence of the
reason/s for granting the I, a minimum completion of 80 percent of the
coursework required for the class, and a form with signatures of the student
and teacher. Also, the student must be in good standing in the class. The
time period allowed for an extension cannot exceed one academic term. If the
student wishes to repeat the course, the incomplete grade will not be counted.

Withdrawals
Students should know that some universities recalculate transfer students’
grade point averages by converting all W grades to F grades. Therefore, W
grades may be detrimental to students’ GPAs at the next school they attend.

Student rights and responsibilities:

Students have the right to not be
subjected to discrimination, on campus or in the classroom, on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status or disability.

Students have the right to free
speech and expression. They should be encouraged to seek knowledge, freely
express views and opinions, and engage in open debate on matters relevant to a
given course.

Students should be free from
sexual harassment. Classrooms and college work spaces should be free from
sexual innuendo.

Faculty members have a duty to immediately report acts of discrimination or sexual
harassment to an on-site representative identified on the RESPECT poster found
in each classroom.

Peer-to-peer file sharing and other file sharing methods facilitate
collaborative work, creativity and communication of ideas through the posting
of files that can be accessed online. However, students need to know that some
forms of file sharing violate copyright law. For instance, the downloading and
sharing of music, videos, software and other copyrighted materials using
peer-to-peer applications over the college network may expose students to legal
action and result in stiff penalties and/or disciplinary sanctions. For more
information, see page 26 of the Supplement to the Student, Faculty and Staff Handbook

Disciplinary problems – Faculty members are not expected to jeopardize the
progress of a class by permitting the continued presence of any student whose
behavior in any way could affect the class adversely. Although the
responsibility for classroom discipline ordinarily rests with the instructor,
each site has an administrator to assist with disciplinary problems. Contact
your provost, associate provost or campus executive officer. Also, see disciplinary rule.

Faculty advisors’ responsibility to student organizations
– Faculty members are expected to cooperate when asked to serve
as advisors or sponsors of classes, clubs and organizations. No student group
can exist on campus without faculty sponsorship. It is the job of the faculty
advisor to make sure the sponsored organization complies with college rules and
procedures. See student use of college facilities. Your campus Student Life and Leadership director can
be a great source of help to you. If your organization raises or collects
money, it is important to check with the associate vice president of Business
Services (341–3329) regarding proper procedures for handling finances.

Student records – SPC has a strong policy regarding the privacy of students’
academic grades and records. Databases and files may be used, released or
shared only by authorized personnel in accordance with college procedures. It
is best that you don’t release any information from a student’s record except
as authorized. Also see Florida statute
(1002.225 f.s.) Federal regulations through FERPA (the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act) provide students:

The right to inspect and review education records within 30 days of the day the college receives a request for access.

The right to request the amendment of a student education record the student believes is inaccurate.

The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s
education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure
without consent.

One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school
officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official has a
legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education
record in order to fulfill his/her professional responsibility.

It is important to immediately report any student, or someone acting on behalf of
a student, who approaches you directly or indirectly seeking an unauthorized
grade change or an undocumented change to a student’s records.

Student Survey of Instruction (SSI) is SPC’s online course
evaluation. Its purpose is to acquire students’ perceptions of courses,
faculty, and instruction for improvement purposes. See the SSI
Information website for more information,
administration dates, and assistance on installing the SSI link within your
ANGEL courses. SSI aggregate results and student comments can be accessed
through the SSI Administration website one week after the middle of the semester (for early classes
such as first modmester and weekend classes) and one week after the end of the
semester for all other classes. The SSI is optional during the summer term.

Collegewide Items of Importance

Equal access/equal opportunity – The Board of Trustees
of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with
the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant
state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or against any qualified
individual with disabilities, in its employment practices or in the admission
and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes
discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this rule, the college will not
tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact the
director of EA/EO at (727) 341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg,
FL 33733-3489; or by e-mail at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu. See BOT rules and procedures pertaining to affirmative action, discrimination rule and procedure, sexual harassment, and harassment and relationships.

Sexual harassment is not
tolerated at SPC. In addition to the college’s EA/EO officer, there is
staff on each site to deal with complaints. See one of the RESPECT posters
located in classrooms on all learning sites for the names and contact
information of the EA/EO representatives on your campus.

Accreditation – St. Petersburg College is accredited by the
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
SACS, (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number
404-679-4501) to award selected bachelor’s degrees in Science and Bachelor’s
degrees in Applied Science; associate degrees in Arts, associate degrees in
Science, and associate degrees in Applied Science; as well as certificates and
Applied Technology diplomas. SPC also is accredited by a number of degree and program-specific
agencies. See www.spcollege.edu/accreditation

Quality Enhancement Plan – Essential to SPC’s accreditation are our
efforts toward continual self-study and improvement. We currently are
implementing a plan to enhance learning by improving our students’ ability to
think critically. To take an active role in this initiative, become a member of
your discipline’s Academic Roundtable. See www.spcollege.edu/criticalthinking.

Institutional Effectiveness is the integrated, systematic,
explicit, and documented process of measuring performance against the SPC
mission for the purpose of continuous improvement of academic programs,
administrative services, and educational support services. Operationally, the
institutional effectiveness process ensures that the stated purposes of the
college are accomplished. In other words, did the institution successfully
execute its mission, goals, and objectives? The overarching goal of SPC’s
institutional effectiveness process is improvement in student outcomes. While
there are a number of SACS and state requirements related to assessment and
evaluation, SPC seeks to exceed these requirements. Information on the various
collegewide assessments, evaluations, and program reviews is available at the Academic Effectiveness and Assessment website, while information on institutional research, such as
student demographics and various research briefs, is available at the Institutional Research, Planning, and Budgeting website.

Media – SPC’s department of Marketing
and Public Information is responsible
for preparing and releasing communications to the news media. Faculty members
are urged to release information through this office. This does not preclude
the answering of routine questions asked of a faculty member by a reporter.
Contact Mike O’Keeffe, department director, at 341-3352, for more information.

Campus Emergency Management Plan
– The college is committed to protecting its students, faculty and staff. It is
important to become familiar with the Emergency Management Plan and the
Emergency Response Guide (green flip chart) found in SPC classrooms and
offices. Provide your classes with general information about emergency
procedures at the beginning of each term and be prepared to take charge of your
students should an emergency occur.

Sustainability on campus – You are encouraged to contribute to the college’s
sustainability efforts by recycling, printing doubled-sided in black and white
and only when necessary, decreasing paper margins and paragraph line spacing,
requiring students to submit assignments electronically, using natural light in
lieu of electric light when possible, turning off computers at night, setting
monitors to turn off after periods of non-use, unplugging any device not in
continuous use, carpooling, and using video/teleconference technology when
possible. Please encourage your students to follow these same guidelines.

Personnel Practices

Human Resources contact information – A comprehensive website
that may have the answer you seek to a personnel question is maintained by the
college’s Human Resources Department. See SPC
Human Resources . For additional
information, contact Joshua Knipp at knipp.joshua@spcollege.edu or by calling 302-6821.

Contracts – Annual contracts are for instructors,
librarians and counselors in budgeted positions who do not hold continuing
contracts. An employee under an annual contract should not expect automatic
continued employment beyond the contract’s term, and the non-renewal of such a
contract does not entitle the employee to a hearing or the use of the grievance
procedure. See information on the reappointment or non-reappointment of an annual
contract. Continuing contracts
are generally awarded based on the provisions of State
Board of Education rule.

An employee otherwise entitled to a continuing contract may be issued an annual
contract if he/she doesn’t meet the required standards for a continuing
contract or if the required duties and responsibilities of the position have
been restricted or will be needed for a limited time.

Supplemental contracts – All supplemental
contracts are issued on a contingency basis. If the class is canceled, the
contract may be terminated. For more information, see your Instructional
Assignment Letter. Also see Instructional contract other than 12-month

Benefits – The college provides a number of Benefits
that add to a faculty member’s total compensation.

Accidental workplace injuries
or illness – Report any workplace
injury to your supervisor as quickly as possible. If your supervisor is
unavailable, contact Campus Security Dispatch (791-2560). You will be asked to
fill out an accident report, which will be sent to Risk Management. If you need
medical treatment, risk management will make a referral and authorize
treatment. If emergency treatment isneeded, call 911 and Campus
Security. Report to the nearest medical facility, inform the staff that you
have an occupational injury and refer them to Risk Management for
authorization. Notify your supervisor and Risk Management as soon as possible
to complete the accident report.

Grievances – If you have a complaint relating to an alleged
violation of your individual rights, benefits, working conditions, appointment,
reappointment, promotion or reassignment, you have the right to be heard.
First, discuss your complaint with your program administrator. If you are not
satisfied, state your case on the college’s Grievance Form.

Retirement – SPC’s budgeted employees are automatically enrolled
in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) and may choose either the traditional FRS Pension Plan or the FRS Investment Plan. Budgeted
faculty members may elect to withdraw from the FRS in lieu of the Community
College Optional Retirement Program (CCORP). You have 90 days from the commencement of employment or transfer into a CCORP-eligible
position to elect to participate in the CCORP plan. If you do not elect to
participate, you are automatically a part of the FRS. For information about the
plans, see Benefits. See
retirement payout for information about terminal pay.